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DIAMOND LEAGUE · 2021

Prefontaine Classic 2021 prize money

The 2021 Prefontaine Classic paid $346,250 across fourteen disciplines at Hayward Field, Eugene, 21 August 2021. Mujinga Kambundji walked out with the most of it, $10,750 from two disciplines.

The Diamond League pays by finishing place. One card sets what first through eighth is worth and the same figure applies in every discipline on it, so the tables below are the same ladder fourteen times over. Ninth place pays nothing, however good the field.

MEETING PAID $346,250
A WIN PAID $10,000
DISCIPLINES 14
ATHLETES PAID 105
DATE 21 August

What each place paid

The card in force at the 2021 Prefontaine Classic

one card
What the Diamond League paid for each finishing place at the 2021 Prefontaine Classic.
PLACE DIAMOND LEAGUE SHARE
1st $10,000 40.0%
2nd $6,000 24.0%
3rd $3,500 14.0%
4th $2,000 8.0%
5th $1,250 5.0%
6th $1,000 4.0%
7th $750 3.0%
8th $500 2.0%
All eight $25,000 100%

Where the money sits in a Diamond League field

1st $10k
2nd $6,000
3rd $3,500
4th $2,000
5th $1,250
6th $1,000
7th $750
8th $500

First place takes 40% of what a discipline pays out and eighth takes 2.0%. That ladder is repeated fourteen times at this meeting and it is the whole of how the Diamond League pays: no appearance money, no record bonus, nothing for ninth.

Every discipline

Who won it, and what the win was worth

14 disciplines
Every discipline at the 2021 Prefontaine Classic, its winner and what the discipline paid out in total.
DISCIPLINE WINNER WIN PAID DISCIPLINE POT
Men's 100 m Andre De Grasse CAN $10,000 $25,000
Women's 100 m Elaine Thompson-Herah JAM $10,000 $25,000
Women's 1500 m Faith Kipyegon KEN $10,000 $25,000
Men's 2 miles Joshua Cheptegei UGA $10,000 $25,000
Men's 200 m Noah Lyles USA $10,000 $24,500
Women's 200 m Mujinga Kambundji SUI $10,000 $25,000
Women's 3000 m steeplechase Norah Jeruto KEN $10,000 $25,000
Women's 400 m hurdles Dalilah Muhammad USA $10,000 $25,000
Women's 800 m Athing Mu USA $10,000 $25,000
Women's high jump Iryna Herashchenko UKR $10,000 $25,000
Men's mile Jakob Ingebrigtsen NOR $10,000 $25,000
Women's pole vault Katie Moon USA $10,000 $22,750
Men's shot put Ryan Crouser USA $10,000 $24,500
Men's triple jump Pedro Pichardo POR $10,000 $24,500
14 disciplines 14 winners — $346,250

Every discipline on the same tier pays out the identical amount, so the last column is one figure repeated rather than a ranking. What differs between the rows is who was standing in each place when it was handed over.

Every payment

All 106 cheques the 2021 Prefontaine Classic wrote

126 finishers
Every athlete paid at the 2021 Prefontaine Classic, the discipline, the place and the amount.
ATHLETE DISCIPLINE PLACE PAID
Men's 100 m · $25,000
Andre De Grasse CAN 100 m 1st $10,000
Fred Kerley USA 100 m 2nd $6,000
Ronnie Baker USA 100 m 3rd $3,500
Trayvon Bromell USA 100 m 4th $2,000
Michael Norman USA 100 m 5th $1,250
Justin Gatlin USA 100 m 6th $1,000
Akani Simbine RSA 100 m 7th $750
Isiah Young USA 100 m 8th $500
Women's 100 m · $25,000
Elaine Thompson-Herah JAM 100 m 1st $10,000
Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce JAM 100 m 2nd $6,000
Shericka Jackson JAM 100 m 3rd $3,500
Teahna Daniels USA 100 m 4th $2,000
Marie-Josée Ta Lou CIV 100 m 5th $1,250
Javianne Oliver USA 100 m 6th $1,000
Mujinga Kambundji SUI 100 m 7th $750
Briana Williams JAM 100 m 8th $500
Women's 1500 m · $25,000
Faith Kipyegon KEN 1500 m 1st $10,000
Linden Hall AUS 1500 m 2nd $6,000
Josette Andrews USA 1500 m 3rd $3,500
Winnie Nanyondo UGA 1500 m 4th $2,000
Shannon Osika USA 1500 m 5th $1,250
Gabriela DeBues-Stafford CAN 1500 m 6th $1,000
Tigist Ketema ETH 1500 m 7th $750
Helen Schlachtenhaufen USA 1500 m 8th $500
Men's 2 miles · $25,000
Joshua Cheptegei UGA 2 miles 1st $10,000
Selemon Barega ETH 2 miles 2nd $6,000
Paul Chelimo USA 2 miles 3rd $3,500
Jacob Kiplimo UGA 2 miles 4th $2,000
Berihu Aregawi ETH 2 miles 5th $1,250
Grant Fisher USA 2 miles 6th $1,000
Joe Klecker USA 2 miles 7th $750
Mark Owon Lomuket KEN 2 miles 8th $500
Men's 200 m · $24,500
Noah Lyles USA 200 m 1st $10,000
Kenny Bednarek USA 200 m 2nd $6,000
Josephus Lyles USA 200 m 3rd $3,500
Aaron Brown CAN 200 m 4th $2,000
Rai Benjamin USA 200 m 5th $1,250
Jerome Blake CAN 200 m 6th $1,000
Vernon Norwood USA 200 m 7th $750
Women's 200 m · $25,000
Mujinga Kambundji SUI 200 m 1st $10,000
Gabrielle Thomas USA 200 m 2nd $6,000
Dina Asher-Smith GBR 200 m 3rd $3,500
Jenna Prandini USA 200 m 4th $2,000
Dezerea Bryant USA 200 m 5th $1,250
Lynna Irby USA 200 m 6th $1,000
Brittany Brown USA 200 m 7th $750
Allyson Felix USA 200 m 8th $500
Women's 3000 m steeplechase · $25,000
Norah Jeruto KEN 3000 m steeplechase 1st $10,000
Courtney Frerichs USA 3000 m steeplechase 2nd $6,000
Hyvin Jepkemoi KEN 3000 m steeplechase 3rd $3,500
Winfred Yavi BRN 3000 m steeplechase 4th $2,000
Celliphine Chespol KEN 3000 m steeplechase 5th $1,250
Gesa Felicitas Krause GER 3000 m steeplechase 6th $1,000
Peruth Chemutai UGA 3000 m steeplechase 7th $750
Mekides Abebe ETH 3000 m steeplechase 8th $500
Women's 400 m hurdles · $25,000
Dalilah Muhammad USA 400 m hurdles 1st $10,000
Shamier Little USA 400 m hurdles 2nd $6,000
Gianna Woodruff PAN 400 m hurdles 3rd $3,500
Anna Ryzhykova UKR 400 m hurdles 4th $2,000
Janieve Russell JAM 400 m hurdles 5th $1,250
Nnenya Hailey USA 400 m hurdles 6th $1,000
Ronda Whyte JAM 400 m hurdles 7th $750
Leah Nugent JAM 400 m hurdles 8th $500
Women's 800 m · $25,000
Athing Mu USA 800 m 1st $10,000
Kate Grace USA 800 m 2nd $6,000
Natoya Goule JAM 800 m 3rd $3,500
Raevyn Rogers USA 800 m 4th $2,000
Keely Hodgkinson GBR 800 m 5th $1,250
Halimah Nakaayi UGA 800 m 6th $1,000
Ajeé Wilson USA 800 m 7th $750
Jemma Reekie GBR 800 m 8th $500
Women's high jump · $25,000
Iryna Herashchenko UKR High jump 1st $10,000
Vashti Cunningham USA High jump 2nd $6,000
Kamila Lićwinko POL High jump 3rd $3,500
Yuliya Levchenko UKR High jump 4th $2,000
Rachel McCoy USA High jump 5th $1,250
Alessia Trost ITA High jump 6th $1,000
Erika Kinsey SWE High jump 7th $750
Jelena Rowe USA High jump 8th $500
Men's mile · $25,000
Jakob Ingebrigtsen NOR Mile 1st $10,000
Stewart McSweyn AUS Mile 2nd $6,000
Timothy Cheruiyot KEN Mile 3rd $3,500
Ronald Kwemoi KEN Mile 4th $2,000
Ollie Hoare AUS Mile 5th $1,250
Jake Heyward GBR Mile 6th $1,000
Abel Kipsang KEN Mile 7th $750
Filip Ingebrigtsen NOR Mile 8th $500
Women's pole vault · $22,750
Katie Moon USA Pole vault 1st $10,000
Holly Bradshaw GBR Pole vault 2nd $6,000
Olivia Gruver USA Pole vault 3rd $3,500
Morgann LeLeux USA Pole vault 4th $2,000
Anicka Newell CAN Pole vault 5th $1,250
Men's shot put · $24,500
Ryan Crouser USA Shot put 1st $10,000
Darlan Romani BRA Shot put 2nd $6,000
Joe Kovacs USA Shot put 3rd $3,500
Tom Walsh NZL Shot put 4th $2,000
Josh Awotunde USA Shot put 5th $1,250
Darrell Hill USA Shot put 6th $1,000
Payton Otterdahl USA Shot put 7th $750
Men's triple jump · $24,500
Pedro Pichardo POR Triple jump 1st $10,000
Hugues Fabrice Zango BUR Triple jump 2nd $6,000
Donald Scott USA Triple jump 3rd $3,500
Will Claye USA Triple jump 4th $2,000
Andrea Dallavalle ITA Triple jump 5th $1,250
Chris Benard USA Triple jump 6th $1,000
Max Heß GER Triple jump 7th $750

106 payments to 105 athletes, because one of them were paid in more than one discipline. The money went to 24 countries. Ninth place and below is in the result tables and paid nothing, so it is not here.

Who left with the most

The 2021 Prefontaine Classic money list

105 paid
# ATHLETE BEST OF IT PAID HERE
1 Mujinga Kambundji SUI 1st 200 m $10,750
2 Andre De Grasse CAN 1st 100 m $10,000
3 Athing Mu USA 1st 800 m $10,000
4 Dalilah Muhammad USA 1st 400 m hurdles $10,000
5 Elaine Thompson-Herah JAM 1st 100 m $10,000
6 Faith Kipyegon KEN 1st 1500 m $10,000
7 Iryna Herashchenko UKR 1st high jump $10,000
8 Jakob Ingebrigtsen NOR 1st mile $10,000
9 Joshua Cheptegei UGA 1st 2 miles $10,000
10 Katie Moon USA 1st pole vault $10,000
11 Noah Lyles USA 1st 200 m $10,000
12 Norah Jeruto KAZ 1st 3000 m steeplechase $10,000
13 Pedro Pichardo POR 1st triple jump $10,000
14 Ryan Crouser USA 1st shot put $10,000
15 Courtney Frerichs USA 2nd 3000 m steeplechase $6,000
16 Darlan Romani BRA 2nd shot put $6,000
17 Fred Kerley USA 2nd 100 m $6,000
18 Gabby Thomas USA 2nd 200 m $6,000
19 Holly Bradshaw GBR 2nd pole vault $6,000
20 Hugues Fabrice Zango BUR 2nd triple jump $6,000
21 Kate Grace USA 2nd 800 m $6,000
22 Kenny Bednarek USA 2nd 200 m $6,000
23 Linden Hall AUS 2nd 1500 m $6,000
24 Selemon Barega ETH 2nd 2 miles $6,000
25 Shamier Little USA 2nd 400 m hurdles $6,000
26 Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce JAM 2nd 100 m $6,000
27 Stewart McSweyn AUS 2nd mile $6,000
28 Vashti Cunningham USA 2nd high jump $6,000
29 Dina Asher-Smith GBR 3rd 200 m $3,500
30 Donald Scott USA 3rd triple jump $3,500
Mujinga Kambundji $11k Andre De Grasse $10k Athing Mu $10k Dalilah Muhammad $10k Elaine Thompson-Herah $10k Faith Kipyegon $10k Iryna Herashchenko $10k Jakob Ingebrigtsen $10k Joshua Cheptegei $10k Katie Moon $10k Noah Lyles $10k Norah Jeruto $10k Pedro Pichardo $10k Ryan Crouser $10k Courtney Frerichs $6,000

Mujinga Kambundji took $10,750 of the $346,250 this meeting paid out. The table lists the 30 biggest of 105; every one of them is in the payment table above.

Frequently asked questions

How much prize money did the 2021 Prefontaine Classic pay?

$346,250 in all, across fourteen disciplines. Every discipline paid the same $25,000, because the series applies one card to all of them.

What did winning at the 2021 Prefontaine Classic pay?

$10,000. That is 40% of what the discipline pays out in total, and it is the same figure whether the win came in the 100 m or the javelin.

How far down the field does the Diamond League pay?

Eight places, and ninth pays nothing. 126 athletes finished a discipline at this meeting and 106 of them were paid, so 20 were in a result table here for nothing.

Who earned the most at the 2021 Prefontaine Classic?

Mujinga Kambundji, on $10,750 from two disciplines. One athlete was paid more than once at this meeting.

Is the Prefontaine Classic worth more than a normal Diamond League meeting?

No. It is a series meeting and it pays the series card, which is the same card every other series meeting of 2021 paid. The final is the one that pays more.

Where to next

The rest of the Diamond League money

The 2021 Diamond League ran twelve meetings and paid $5,591,000, and Diamond League prize money covers all 104 meetings on this site and the $53,753,250 they paid between them. Prefontaine Classic has its own page across every edition of it, and the other six are 2026, 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022 and 2019.

The meetings either side of this one